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Making a Difference

Tony Magliano strives to help readers look at the life and death issues facing our nation and world through the lens of the Gospel and Catholic social teaching. Addressing everything from abortion to war, Tony communicates the importance of connecting all life issues.

Making a Difference: The U.S. government's treatment of people coming here to seek refuge is unchristian. Just imagine the indignation expressed in Jesus' words if they had been, "I was stranger, and not only did you not welcome me, you took my child from me!"

Making a Difference: Where is the outcry — especially Christian outcry — for serious sustained negotiations and dialogue on all fronts? Instead of military surges, we need multi-front diplomatic surges.

Making a Difference: Challenging world oil executives to recognize the urgent environmental need to quickly transition from fossil fuel extraction and burning to clean energy production, Pope Francis called them to take to heart that "civilization requires energy, but energy must not destroy civilization."

Making a Difference: Pope Francis writes that the various miseries experienced by countless human beings should cause Christians to feel "a constant and healthy unease" that should inspire us to deeply pray and tirelessly work to help all those who suffer.